COMMERCIAL Variable Trend In Share Prices

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 29021, 9 October 1959, Page 15

COMMERCIAL Variable Trend In Share Prices

, movements in business recorded yesterday oy the Christchurch Stock Exchange were variable. Gains were made by Dalgety, Dominion Fertiliser, Forest Products, Whakatane, and Woolworths.

• Bank, Felt and Textiles (Australia), Mosgiel Woollen, Colonial Sugar, Email, Reid Murray and okellerup preference changed hands at lower prices.

„ Jn Auckland business, N.Z. Insurance and South British Insurance made substantial gains.

N.Z. SHARE TRANSACTIONS

CHRISTCHURCH

AUCKLAND Sales.—Late Wednesday: £6OO Nth. Shore Drain., 30/9/68, 5 p.c., £9B 10s 6d; 220 Union Steam, pf„ 21s; 400 Bing, Harris "A,” 23s 6d; 100 B.H. Pty.. 58s 3d; 2000 Toppa, *s 4d; 100 Wm. Cable, 255; 200 Waihi Mining, 7s; 450 Henderson, Pollard (unlisted), 435. Yesterday: £535 31 p.C., 15/9/57-60, £99; £4OO 32 p.c. 15/5/62, £99 7s 6d; 200 A.N.Z. Bank, 48s 6d; 1100 Com. Bank Aus., 18s 9d; 10 Bank N.S.W., £36; 325 Dom. Brew., 70s, and 50 at 70s 3d; 50 Dom. Brew., pref., 70s; 450 N Z Ins., 78s 6d, 200 at 795. and 50 at 78s 9d; 150 Sth. Brit., 955, 100 at 965, 50 at 96s 6d. and 650 at 975; 700 Standard Ins., 28s: 300 Nth. Auck Farmers, 28s; 200 Wright, Steph.. 43s 6d; 200 Devonport Ferry, 38s; 100 Ampol Pt.. 21s; 200 B.H. Pty., 595; 150 Carter Consol., 31s; 400 Clyde d - 2 6s Z d: 5 Col - Sugar, Syd. reg., m 57 , 20 ®„ F l etc hers. B pref., 18s 9d; 100 J. Wattle allot.. 6s 6d; 1000 McKenzies, 19s; 97 Nat. Elec £7I ?°„f orest Prod - 29 s sd, and 1200 6d; 500 Reid Murray, 9s 9d; 100 Reid Rubber. 39s 9d; 100 Ross, Glend.. 26s 6d; 100 Rubber Dist. 15s- 100 Tasman. 265; 450 Tappenden Motors. 255: 2400 Toppa. 5s 9d; 500 Waltons. t3s 2d; 100 Wm. Cable 255; 300 Wilsons Cement. 13s sd: 1500 Woolworths, Syd.. 15s 6d, and 600 at 15s 4d. WELLINGTON Sales.—Late Wednesday. £350 3 p.c., 57-60, £99 10s; £520 4g p.c., 6667. £lOO 2s 6d; 200 N.Z. Ins., 775; 200 North Auck. Farmers, 28s; 300 Felt and Textiles. N.Z., 50s; 300 Aulsebrook, pref., 18s 6d; 100 B.H.P. 58s 6d: 500 G. J. Coles, 14s 8d; 100 Griffin’ and Sons. 18s 6d; 500 H G Palmers, 10s 4d; 100 Reichhold, 33s 6d; 100 Turn.. Jones. 48s «d; 164 r Wattie Cans, allots. (2). 6s 6d; 200 Consol. Brick, pref, (unlisted), 16s. Yesterday: £l5OO 33 p.c., 62 (2). £99 7s 6d; £5OO 33 p.c., 65, £94 17s 500 3 3 PC.. 74, £B9 7s 6d; £6590 4i pc.. 60, £lOO 10s; £9410 4 i BiS’g June - 61 - £IOI 5s > and £5OO at £lOl 7s 6d; £4OOO 43 p.c., 63-64 £lOl 10s; 250 N.Z. Brew., 495: 100 Dom. Brew., pref, 70s; 100 Gear

Meat. 225; 300 Wgtn. Gas. 22s 9d; 100 South Brit., 955; 400, 2 at 975, and 200, 2 at 97s 6d; 200 Dalgety, 445; 1400 Nat. Mtge. "A” (2), 8s sd; 100 Wright. Steph., 43s 6d; 475 Felt. Textiles N.Z .4), 50s 6d; 392 Ampol (3), 21s and 800. 4. at 21s Id; 100 Ansett, 8s 9d; 100 8.H.P., 59s 9d; 300 Clvde Ind., 16s 9d; 100 Cory, Wright. Salmon: 21s 9d; 2250 Cox Bros., ex div. (5). 6s 3d; 100 Dom. Farmers’ Fert., 36s 9d; 675 Dunlop, N.Z.. pref. (2), 15s 9d: 100 Fletcher, 38s: 500 Griffin (4). 18s 6d: 312 J. Wattie Can., allots., 6s 3d: 500 L. J. Hooker cum div. (3). 19s lid; 130 Nat Elec. (2). £7; 100 Rubber Dist.. 15s; 200 Sanford, 18s; 500 Toppa, 5s 9d; 1900 Transport, Nelson (4). 7s 6d; 500 Truth. N.Z., 41s 6d; 200 Waltons Sears, 13s 3d; 350 Whakatane Board. 36s 6d; 1500 Woolworths. Syd. (2), 15s 6d; 200 Woolworths, N.Z.. 17s 6d. t DUNEDIN Sales Reported—2s Bank New South Wales, £36 : 250 N.Z. Brew.. 495; 300 Wright, Steph., 43s 6d; 300 Ampol Pet., 21s 3d; 200 Ansett (ex Guinea), 8s 3d; 500 Broken Hill Prop., 60s, and 200 at 59s 9d; 400 Clyde Ind., 16s 7d, and 100 at 16s ° d: IM Ross and Glen., 26s 6d; 600 Woolworths, Ltd. (2). 15s 6d. and 200 at 15s Bd.

OVERSEAS EXCHANGES

QUOTATIONS IN CHRISTCHURCH

SYDNEY

All sections of the quotation list were firm today with heavy tradfcig. Sales.—Com. Aust., 235; Nat., 20s pd„ 38s 3d; Bank N.S.W., £43 2s 6d; Tooheys. 26s 6d; Tooth, 57s 9d; A. Hordern, 35s 9d; A.C.1., 90s 6d; Brit. Tob.. 42s 6d; 8.H.P., 71s; B. Philp, £5 10s; Clyde Ind., 18s lOtid; C.S.R., £6B 7s 6d; Courtaulds, 20s 6d; D. Jones, 18s I’id; Drug H„ 52s 9d; Dunlop, 52s 6d; E.Z. Ind., 225; Email, 10s lid; Feltex. 39s 3d; Gen. Ind., 23s 3d; G. J. Coles, 17s; Golds. Mort., 33s 6d; R. Murray, Ils; Waltons, 15s 3d; Winchcombe, 465; Woolworths, 18s. Yarra Falls, 28s; Cons. Zinc, 77s 6d; Mount Isa, 625; North 8.H.. £5 7s, South 8.H., 14s 6d; Ampol Pet., 24s Hid; Ampol Exp., Ils 6d; Assoc. Oil, 2s 6d; Assoc Freney. Is lOd; Oil Search, 6s, and new. pd., 6s, Mount Morgan, 21s; Peko, 9s; N.A.U.C., 2s 7d; United Uran., 8s 9d; Com. Mining, 8s 7d; Timor, 6s; M.K.1., 24s 9d. MELBOURNE

Investment shares held a steady tone on the Stock Exchange of Melbourne today. Hire purchase shares all gained with only one fall on the day. B.H.P continued to rise and finished at 71s 6d. up Is 3d. Sales.—Commercial, pref., £7; Custom Credit, 19s lid; Factors, 12s 3d; Ind. Accept.. 16s 3d; National, 27s 8d; Repco, 14s Id: Email, Ils: Cox, 7s 3d, Edments, 5s lid; G. J. Coles. 16s lid; Myer, 28s Id; Reid Murray. Us 2d; Waltons. 15s 4d; Woolworths, 17s 9d; Ampol, 24s 3d; A. Pulp, 56s 3d; A.P.M., 38s, and rts„ Ils lid; B. Tobacco, 42s 6d; B. 71s 3d; Col. Sugar, £69; Cyclone, 27s 4d; Drug Houses. 53s 3d; E.Z. Ind., 22s 3d; Felt and Text, 395; General Ind., 23s 3d; H. C. Sleigh, 20s 4d, and notes, 60s; H. Jones, 71s 9d; Herald, 38s 9d; Humes, 72s 6d; 1.C.1.A.N.Z.. pref., 17s 6d; Kauri, 20s 3d; M Products, 26s 3d; Peters, 495; Reichhold. 39s 6d; Toppa, 7s; B.H. South, 14s 8d; North 8.H., £5 Ils 6d; Peko. 9s sd; Oil Search, 6s 4d; Timor, 6s Id: Commonwealth, 8s Bd.

Sales on 'Change £ s.d. Var’n £320 3 p.C., 57-60 Bk. N.S.W., 2 99 10 0 13 36 0 0 N.C. 350 Nat. Mort., B 0 8 6 N.C. 400 Feltex, c.d. 1 13 3 —6d 10 C.S.R., 2 58 0 0 -10/100 Hay's 1 5 9 N.C. 100 For. Prod. .. 1 9 3 +lld 100 Reid M. 0 9 10 —Id ICO 200 W'wths. W’wths., N.Z., 0 15 8 +2d £200 2 .. 0 17 Sales Reported N.C.E.P.B.. 4 8 N.C. 200 p.C., 21/7/66 A.N.Z. Bank 94 0 0 2 8 6 —6d 800 Dgty., c.d., 2 Nat. Mort, B 2 4 0 N.C. 2000 0 8 6 N.C. 400 Feltex, c.d. 1 13 3 —6d 91 Mosgiel Wool 2 8 3 —3d 500 Clyae Ind. .. 0 16 8 N.C. 100 Dom. Fert. .. 1 16 9 +3d 100 Email .. 0 9 9 —Id 300 Fletcher* 1 18 0 N..C. 200 For. Prod. .. 1 9 6 -t-4Jd 100 Ross, Glen. 1 6 6 N.C. 225 Skellerup, pf. 0 18 3 —3d 2OC0 Toppa, c.d. ., 0 5 4 350 Whaka., c.d. 1 16 0 +6d 100 W. R. Carp. Unlisted 1 2 Stock 0 21 Chch. Press 13 15 0 •Late sale Wednesday. N.C.

Buyers Sellers £ s d £ s d V Z. GOVT.— 3 p.c., 15/11/57-60 99 10 0 — 3 p.c.. 15/4/60-63 96 0 0 96 10 0 3 D c.. 15/7/61-63 95 0 0 3 p.c.. 15/6/61-64 94 0 0 94 5 0 3 p.C., 15/7/62-64 —- 94 0 0 3 p.c., 15/7/63-65 92 15 0 31 p.c., 15/9/57-60 99 5 0 — p.c.. 15/6/59-60 100 7 6 _— 3J p.c., 15/5/62 .. 99 5 0 3} p.c., 15/9/65 .. 94 15 0 95 0 0 3J p.c.. 15/9/74 .. 89 2 6 89 5 0 4J p.c.. 15/8/60 .. 100 10 0 4j p.c., 15/6/61 .. 101 5 0 101 10 0 43 p.c., 15/8/62-63 101 7 6 41 p.c., 15/7/63-64 101 10 0 41 p.c., 15/10/65 .. —— 102 0 0 lUCAL dODY. CO DEBS— Duned’n City, 31 p.c. 28/3/76 79 0 0 Wgtn City, 5 p c„ 1/10/67, reg stk 99 10 0 Tasman, '64 99 7 6 ’65 99 10 0 —— Chch Drain., 31 p.c., 30/9/83 .. 68 0 0 71 0 0 banksA.N.Z. 2 8 3 — "B” 2 9 9 — Comm, of Aust. .. 0 18 9 0 19 0 Pref — 6 0 0 E., S., and A., x.d. 1 11 3 Nat. of A’asia, £1 1 12 0 1 14 6 Nat. of N.Z. 1 13 3 1 15 0 N.S.W 36 0 0 — Sydney 36 0 0 36 10 0 BRr.Wh.RIES— Balins, ord. 2 3 6 2 5 3 Pref. 0 18 0 0 18 6 New Zealand 2 7 3 2 10 0 ROZEN MEAT— Canterbury — 26 0 0 N.Z. Refrig. —— 1 14 8 Nth. Canty., pf. 0 19 6 — Southland —— 3 5 3 Sth. Otago, new — 2 6 0 Waitaki 2 7 0 GAS— Christchurch 0 18 11 0 19 1 Cont. 0 12 6 0 14 0 Gisborne * 0 15 0 INSURANCE— F.A.M.E. 1 12 6 — National 1 11 0 New Zealand 3 19 0 4 2 0 South British, c.d. 4 14 6 4 17 0 Standard 1 7 6 1 8 6 D, pref. 2 7 0 2 9 0 LOAN AND AGENCVC.F.C.A., ord. .. 2 14 0 — 51. 21/4/61 92 0 0 —— Chch. Bld., c.d. 1 6 0 —— Credit and Fin. — 1 12 6 Dalgety, c.d. 2 3 9 —— Invinc. Bldg. .. — 5 0 0 Mutua, Benefit .. 1 0 0 — Nat. Mort. A — 0 8 5 B 0 8 4 0 8 4 NZ.F. Co-op. 0 16 6 —— 51 p.c. Stk. '70 93 5 0 — Uniteo Bicig 0 18 3 Wright. Stephen., convert, debs. .. —— 1 12 9 SHil'PiMrNorthern 0 11 0 — P. and O.. c.d. .. 2 0 0 Union, pref. 1 0 9 1 1 3 i IxVlBER— Kauri 0 17 6 0 18 0 Taupo Totara 2 1 0 — WOOL 1EX1ILES— Bonds 1 0 3 —- Bruce 2 1 6 -— Feltex, c d. 1 12 2 1 13 6 N.Z 2 9 0 Pref. .. 0 18 6 — A »sian Woollen Mills I 6 0 — Lane, Walker Ind. 2 6 3 2 6 9 Pref. .. 0 19 3 0 19 9 Manawatu 2 6 0 — Mosgiel 2 8 0 2 8 9 Oamaru, c.d. 2 7 6 — Tekau 1 12 10 Pret 0 18 0 —— Timaru —— 1 7 6 .... ceLLANEOUS— Xirwork 1 2 0 — Airwork. pref. .. — 0 18 6 Alloy Steel, N.Z. 1 16 6 — Amal. Batt. 1 16 6 — Ampol 1 1 3 1 1 5 Notes 0 19 0 0 19 9 A. E. Goodwin .. 0 9 3 — Andersons. 1st of. — 0 19 0 And. and Beaven 1 6 6 1 7 3 Pref. .. 0 18 6 — Ansett. c.d. 0 8 6 0 8 10 Apex Ice, c.d. .. 3 3 0 — Aulsebrooks, pref. 0 18 6 0 19 0 Anthony Hordern 1 9 0 1 13 0 Aust. C.I. 3 15 0 —— A.W.A 1 3 6 1 4 0 Ballins Hotels .. 0 15 1 0 16 0

Buyers £ s d Sellers £. s d Miscellaneous Contd.— Beath and Co. .. 1 13 6 116 3 Brother Sew., c.d. 0 8 0 011 0 Bing Harris "A” 13 3 13 9 Brit. Tobacco .. 1 14 6 1 15 3 Brambles 1 6 9 B.H.P., c.d. 2 18 3 3 0 0 Buntings 1 14 0 1 16 0 Burns, Philp 4 5 0 Blue Metal ., 0 17 3 Claude Neon, N.Z. 3 1 0 Clyde Ind. 0 16 6 0 16 8 Colonial Sugar .. 57 15 0 58 10 0 Sydney 58 0 0 Consol. Brick 13 6 Coulls Som. .. 2 11 0 Cox Bros 0 6 3 Cyclone Fence .. 1 11 0 1 12 0 Dental and Med. 2 17 0 Dom. Fertiliser .. 1 16 3 Donaghy's Rope 2 8 6 Dunlop, N.Z. 1 7 1 18 0 Pref. 0 15 9 Emai) 0 9 10 E.Z., c.d. 0 19 0 0 19 9 rarmeis’ Trading 2 15 0 2 16 0 Farrier • Waimak — 0 19 0 Fletcher Holdings 1 18 0 1 18 8 ”B’ pref U 18 o «_ ’C’ pref 0 18 6 — Giant 0 14 6 . G. J. Coles 0 14 7 0 14 10 Gordon and G. 0 10 3 Griffin and Sons 0 18 3 Hay’s, Ltd. 1 5 9 16 3 Pref. .. 0 18 3 Henry Berry 1 5 10 H. G. Palmer 0 10 4 Humes (N.Z.), pf. 0 18 9 J. Gadsden, pref. 1 0 6 ■ John Chambers. x.d. . 12 0 J Mercer Ind. pf 1 1 0 — J Wattie Cans., pref ion Rights 0 6 6 K.P. Drugs — 4 9 0 M.C.P —— 0 5 7 Leyland 0 8 6 McSkimming 1 7 6 McKenzies 0 18 10 0 19 0 McLeod — 2 2 0 vlidland Mot., pf. 0 19 0 Milburn Lime 1 11 0 N.Z Motor Bods. 1 15 0 N.Z. Cement 10 5 N.Z.F. Fert. 1 15 9 N.Z. Forest Prod. 1 9 3 19 6 Pref 1 0 0 10 6 N.Z Indust Gas 2 4 3 N.Z. Newspapers 2 6 9 . . N.Z. Paper Mills 2 7 6 2 10 6 Nthn. Roller 1 12 6 Norvic Shoes 0 17 6 0 19 0 Otago Dly. Times 2 16 6 Olympic 0 8 1 udi Morris — 1 1 0 R. and E. Tingey 0 8 3 0 8 9 Reid Murray 0 9 9 0 9 10 Ross and Glen. 1 6 6 1 6 9 Simpson and Wil. 2 14 6 2 17 6 Skellerup. pref. 0 18 0 0 18 7 Toppa, c.d. 0 5 6 0 5 6 Tasman 16 6 Taubmans 0 9 6 Tip Top Ice 0 16 6 —— Transport, Nelson 0 7 5 0 7 6 Ultimate-Ekco 0 18 6 Vibranac Blocks 1 13 3 — Otago — 0 19 6 Waltons, c.d. 0 13 3 0 13 6 Whakatane ord.. c.d. 1 15 6 1 16 6 Pref., c.d. 1 3 0 1 4 0 Whit, and Tombs 1 16 0 W. Cable Hdgs. — 1 5 0 »Vili Jeltery 1 10 6 — „ Pref. 0 18 9 Wilson’s Cement 0 13 2 — W’wths., ord. 0 15 8 0 15 9 (N.Z.), ord. .. 0 17 7 0 17 8 (N.Z.l, pf. 1 7 6 (N.Z.), Pp. pf. 0 18 6 0 19 3 W R Carpenter 1 1 6 12 6 rti R Cooke and Son 1 9 0 » r.dSEAS LISTINGS — Fed. Stores 0 9 6 - .vuoiworuis S.A., x.d. 1 6 0 —— "A” 1 6 0 —— MINING— Arahura 0 8 3 — UNLISTED STOCKS Aust. Inv. Trust 0 13 0 Cantv Seed — 1 6 0 C.O.P 1 9 0 1 14 0 Chch. Press 13 15 0 Dom. Life. pf. 1 1 0 — farrier - WaimaK, pref — 1 0 6 Kaiapoi Woollen 19 6 Liberty Theatre — 10 6 Matea Forests 0 4 6 —

Buyers. £ s. d. Sellers. £ s.'d. Mt. Cook Tours 0 5 0 M. O'Brien, rights 0 8 6 0 12 6 Mere Accept. Corpn 1 4 0 Riccar. Fin. Corp. — 14 0 Reeent Theatre .. 1 2 6 —— Scales one Tudor Hosiery .. — 0 16 0 Zealandia Soap .. 0 9 0 0 9 0